If you’ve been anywhere near the neuroaffirming SLP space lately, you’ve probably noticed it.

The conversation around gestalt language processing (GLP) and the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) framework has gotten loud.

Between ASHA presentations, published responses, social media posts, and gro...

Let’s start with something that feels uncomfortable but needs to be said out loud:

Being autistic in a world built for neurotypical people is inherently traumatic.

Not because autistic kids are broken.

Not because their nervous systems are wrong.

But because the world constantly asks them to ada...

If you’ve been in the therapy world for more than five minutes, you’ve probably heard the word trauma tossed around like confetti. But here’s the thing nobody seems to talk about enough:

Trauma doesn’t always look like abuse. It’s not always a “big event,” a crisis, or something dramatic.

Trauma c...

Executive functioning (EF) is at the heart of how we learn, focus, and navigate daily life. I don’t know about you but it’s not something I feel like I got ANY training on in grad school. I know sometimes talking about attention and executive functioning can feel overwhelming. Which is why I was so ...

I’ve owned a speech therapy clinic for over 11 years and what I’ve learned from my clients and their families is that parenting a disabled or neurodivergent child isn’t just a “full-time job.” 

It’s a never-ending balancing act between therapies, doctor appointments, meltdowns, insurance calls, and...